Using IPA in the classroom (part two)

SoundsWords Connected

Speech

Sounds

CAT and CATCH

/ kæt / / kætʃ /

How many ‘letters’?How many ‘sounds’?

Words

Words

Connected

Speech

How about a cup of coffee?

How about a cup of coffee?/ə/ /ə/ /ə/

The ‘Magic’Schwa

Connected

Speech

The leisure centre is closed for a private function./ə/ /ə/ /ə/ /ə//ə/ /ə/ /ə/

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3g51xfopIE&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLrqHrGoMJdTQhYgWHuLXcmCFSOOiQvawt

SHIP or SHEEP

/ ʃiːp / / ʃɪp /

Let’s go to the beach!

/ bi:tʃ / / bɪtʃ /

A B

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trEWW3ZlWfA

Can I have a glass?

/ ɡlɑːs / / glæs /

Dexter needs a bath!

/ baːθ // bæθ /

‘Accent reduction’ soundsa lot like ‘stain removal’!

Judy Gilbert

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPmjGHdK5v8

When we speak to a lot of ELT teachers (even those with a CELTA), they tell us that they were never “taught” IPA or “trained” to use it with students – they had to learn it themselves (DIY-style).